Pot times July 16, 2005
'Medical Model' Flawed
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n1123/a10.htmlNewshawk: http://www.november.org
Pubdate: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 'MEDICAL MODEL' FLAWED
Source: Fort Pierce Tribune (FL)
Copyright: 2005 The E.W. Scripps Co.
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Author: Richard Sinnott
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(Cannabis - Medicinal)
The thoughtful letter of Karen Fisher on July 11 raises some very interesting
questions. She mentions that "The current and most popular model of
understanding the nature of alcohol and drug problems is the medical
model."
That suggests there are other models, and I wonder what they might be? I wonder
if the medical model is the most accurate or realistic? It would be interesting
to know what some of the other models are.
If it is the medical model that has inspired our current well-meaning but
misguided drug policy, then I suspect that model contains one very large flaw,
for our current drug policy -- an integral part of the criminal industrial
complex Ms. Fisher alludes to -- is an utter and expensive failure.
Richard Sinnott
Fort Pierce
